I agree with Ted.....I answered yes before reading your post. When I saw "several thousand dollars," I wouldn't be willing to pay that much to find out. I wouldn't even be willing to pay one thousand. I would say $100 max would be more like it!_________________Kristy

I myself would blanch at $50. I'd rather get one of those,'What your child needs to know" books out of the library and figure it out from observation and discussion. But your survey question is a little hard to answer. Are you asking what do OTHER homeschoolers want? Or what do I want? Many of my friends find standards comforting, and report to our state with a standardized test. I make a portfolio, and only really care right now what my son knows and how to get him to know more. When I'm schooling both my boys, I may need a timesaver, right now all I have to do is look at my school aged boy's notebooks and ask him questions.

What you're doing sounds like a great idea and seems like it can be very helpful. I doubt I can take advantage of it though, I am in Canada._________________Homeschool Software A blog reviewing and providing the latest news in homeschool software.

I know a lot of people who would love this option. However, myself, I wouldn't use this option. Here is how I look at it. Why would I want to worry if my child is meeting state standards for each grade. Doesn't that take away from the ability to teach at the child's own pace? Just my thoughts on the subject.